A frightening fact was put forward by the security experts yesterday that thieves are selling complete stolen identities online for as little as £80, and later, that each person’s details can earn internet fraudsters about £15,000. 

 In the past four years, banking frauds have doubled thus making it easier than ever to fall foul of internet identity theft. 

The credit card details, plus the cardholder's name, address, passport and driving license numbers are included in the stolen personal data. 

London  - The British government Tuesday hailed as "historic" an agreement struck by the political leaders in Northern Ireland to end five months of political stalemate in the province and to move ahead with the completion of the peace process.

Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson, who also leads the Protestant Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and his deputy, Martin McGuinness of the Catholic Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, said regular meetings of the executive, or cabinet, would resume on Thursday.

The executive has not met since June as a result of disagreement over the transfer of policing and justice powers to the executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly, or regional parliament, from the British government in London.

London - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong says he is afraid of being attacked by spectators if he competes in the 2009 edition of the race.

"I don't want to enter an unsafe situation but you see this stuff coming out of France. There are some aggressive, angry emotions. If you believe what you read my personal safety could be in jeopardy," Armstrong told Tuesday's Guardian newspaper.

"Cycling is a sport of the open road and spectators are lining that road. I try to believe that people, even if they don't like me, will let the race unfold."

London - The main parties in the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland ended five months of political stalemate in the province Tuesday by agreeing a deal that maps out the road ahead for a completion of the peace process.

First Minister Peter Robinson, who also leads the Protestant Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and his deputy, Martin McGuinness of the Catholic Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, said regular meetings of the executive, or cabinet, would resume on Thursday.

Berlin - Schalke midfielder Jermaine Jones has won a place in midfield for Germany against England in Berlin on Wednesday.

Jones, who missed out on the Germany squad for Euro 2008, gets his chance in defensive midfield after the omission of Torsten Frings.

It will be a first start for the 27-year-old son of a US serviceman who grew up in Frankfurt.

He was the only definite German starter named by team manager Oliver Bierhoff Tuesday for the friendly international.

London, Nov. 18 : Senior Brit-Indian Labour MP Keith Vaz has said that the battle against knife crimes in the United Kingdom is “clearly not working”.

Vaz, the chairman of the influential Home Affairs Select Committee, said the latest stabbing at a music awards show in London showed the “urgent” need for action.